Comments by "神州 Shenzhou" (@Shenzhou.) on "The New Atlas" channel.

  1. If Ukraine sacrifices 100 soldiers to take out 1 Russian tank, the media in the west celebrates the loss of that single Russian tank, rather than mourn the 100 Ukrainian soldiers lost
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  2. Ask any mainland Chinese and we have been taught to regard the people of Taiwan as part of the same family. Mainland China is arguably the only one in the world to truly care for Taiwan. We know that the US certainly doesn't.
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  3. Many Filipinos tend to have "colonial mentality". Not only were Philippines' lands colonized, but also the minds of its people were colonized. Even after the colonizer left, the people's minds remain enslaved and loyal to their former masters. It's like Stockholm Syndrome.
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  4. In the US, you can change the government, but not the policies. In China, while the government doesn't change, the policies do.
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  5. Ukraine launched an offensive with a goal of gaining territory (which it largely failed to achieved) If Russia does launch an offensive, their goal would not be to take more territory, but to demilitarize the Ukraine Army.
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  6. Say NO to NATO and YES to BRICS!
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  7. China doesn't want war, but it doesn't mean it is weak. China is not afraid of war and the People's Liberation Army will do whatever is necessary to safeguard China's sovereignty.
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  8. It makes no sense for Russian forces to painstakingly avoid civilian casualties for weeks, only to jeopardize it in Bucha. They had weeks to cover up everything, yet they just left everything exposed haphazardly in Bucha for the Ukrainian forces to "discover"?
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  9. Rule No. 1: Don't March on Moscow. Rule No. 2: Don't Bluff Beijing. Rule No. 3: Don't Test Tehran.
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  10. China stands in solidarity with Iran over the bombing of their embassy in Syria. China remembers the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in 1999.
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  11. A tragic outcome for Syria. Let this be a lesson to what happens if if a conflict is frozen and left alone. It will come back with a vengeance in the future.
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  12. Many Filipinos (but not all of them) tend to have the colonial mentality. Colonial mentality is the internalize perception of ethnic and cultural inferiority as a result of colonization. They have an ingrained preference for Anglo Saxon culture over any "non-white" culture, including their own.
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  13. China has investigated overseas Uighur's testimonies of kidnapped or dead family members or relative, and it often turns out that their family members or relatives are doing just fine, or had died of unrelated causes.
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  14. Levelling those homes in Gaza also prevents Palestinians who have evacuated from returning to Gaza. Such actions ultimately serves Israel's goal of expelling the Palestinians so that they can claim all of their lands.
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  15. Many Filipinos tend to have "colonial mentality". Not only were Philippines' lands colonized, but also the minds of its people were colonized. Even after the colonizer left, the people's minds remain enslaved and loyal to their former masters. It's like Stockholm Syndrome.
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  16. They specifically chose "cotton-picking" for a reason, in order to connect the allegations of Uighur forced labor with what the USA did historically with Africans. When in fact the Uighur workers drive cotton-harvesting machines to harvest truckloads of cotton, instead of picking cotton.
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  17. I remembered Nury Vittachi was featured on Daniel Dumbrill's channel, where he admitted to previously being "anti-China" in his views, until the 2019 Hong Kong riots opened his eyes and he stumbled upon Daniel's videos. Now he's revising all he said before, and taking a more open view.
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  18. China seeks win-win cooperation whereas the US only sees a zero sum game.
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  19. Philippines was colonized both physically as well as mentally. This mental colonization created an internalized perception among Filipinos that the culture, language and values of the colonizer are inherently superior over that of other cultures (including their own). Even after Philippines was granted independence, the minds of its people remain enslaved and loyal towards their former masters. Because the mental shackles remain even if the physical shackles are broken.
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  20. In fact, the population of Uighurs in Xinjiang grew by 25% from 2010 to 2018. Some "genocide" where the Uighur population actually increased in size. Unlike the one that's actually happening in Gaza, doesn't Marco Rubio have anything to say about that?
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  21. Taiwan's ability to hold out stems from perceived US support. But as long as peace prevails, the US will eventually decline to the point where they can no longer afford to challenge China's rise, by which then its support for Taiwan will evaporate and reunification is inevitable.
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  22. Zelenskyy: "You promised to support Ukraine until the end!" Biden: "This IS the end."
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  23. True NGOs have nothing to fear from a new law calling for increased transparency in where they obtain their funds from. Otherwise, they don't deserve to be called nongovernmental organisations.
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  24. A France-based International Federation for Human Rights, that's actually pushing U.S foreign policy objectives in Laos is a prime example of neo-colonialism at work
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  25. Rule No. 1: Don't March on Moscow. Rule No. 2: Don't Bluff Beijing. Rule No. 3: Don't Test Tehran.
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  26. Zelenskyy: "You promised to support Ukraine until the end!" Biden: "This IS the end!"
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  27. Instead of outright military colonialism, the United States is resorting to using other methods to achieve the same imperialistic objective.
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  28. Rule No. 1: Don't March on Moscow. Rule No. 2: Don't Bluff Beijing. Rule No. 3: Don't Test Tehran.
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  29. "To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal." — Henry Kissinger
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  30. Ukrainian soldiers actually admit that the Russians dig deeper trenches. They prefer trenches dug by Russians because they are deeper and provide more defense than their own trenches.
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  31. How to avoid WWIII: Rule No. 1: Don't March on Moscow. Rule No. 2: Don't Bluff Beijing. Rule No. 3: Don't Test Tehran.
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  32. Rule No. 1: Don't March on Moscow. Rule No. 2: Don't Bluff Beijing. Rule No. 3: Don't Test Tehran.
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  33. Western style democracy is when the Georgian President (born in France) announces she would not recognize the election result and that she will not be stepping down from her position.
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  34. Ukraine should just print out its own surrender treaty, sign it and send it to Russia as soon as possible.
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  35. The world has become a board game in which, USA is playing Checkers, thinking 1 move ahead, Russia is playing Chess, thinking 5 moves ahead, China is playing Go (Weiqi 围棋), thinking 10 moves ahead.
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  36. I agree with you that Amnesty International should be looking into the matter of the U.S dronestrike killing an Afghan family (including kids), if they want to live up to their so-called reputation of upholding human rights.
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  37. Brian, you're doing us all a great service providing updates on Ukraine. I'm sure I speak for many, when I say we are all starved for alternative political takes of the Russo-Ukraine crisis apart from the Western mainstream media.
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  38. Colonial mentality is what happens when a people view their own culture, language and values as 'backward' and try to adhere to the culture, language and values of their colonial master. The mentally colonised do not adapt ideas to their own reality, instead they try to live in other people's reality (namely in that of their former master's). It's a kind of Stockholm Syndrome.
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  39. It's tragic that these young activists get swept up by misguided political fervor, when in actuality they're serving foreign interests.
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  40. China is currently at peace and not at war with any country, since our last major conflict in 1979. Instead of making war, China is building infrastructure like roads, railways, highways, bridges, tunnels, powerstations, dams, ports, airports, etc and investing in developing countries like Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and also African countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Chad, Sudan, Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, etc. Whereas the United States is warmonger being involved in Gulf War, Iraq War, Afghan War, Libyan War, Syrian War, Yemen War, etc, even in the 21st century. USA is bombing in those Middle Eastern countries and enacting regime change by cutting off their "heads" (Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi, etc) and then installing their own US puppet governments in place. If anything, it sounds like the U.S is a threat to global peace and stability.
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  41. It's the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. NATO is behaving like the Hare, throwing everything they have at Russia (from sanctions to sending weapons to Ukraine) and exhausting themselves even before reaching the finish line, yet they mock the Russian advancement as slow. Russia is behaving like the Tortoise, having weathered the worst of the sanctions yet still making slow but incremental progress towards the finish line.
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  42. USA: "We will support Ukraine for as long as it takes!" After the events on Oct 7. USA: "We will support Ukraine for as long as we can!"
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  43. US has over 400+ overseas bases located across Okinawa Japan, South Korea, Philippines, etc, whereas China only has less than a handful of overseas bases.
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  44. Military Intelligence is vital for soldiers seeking to go fight in Ukraine, yet many of these soldiers admit that they don't even know the situation in Ukraine. Also, it seems like Canadian snipers are still no match for Russian artillery.
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  45. Over the course of decades, the population of Uighurs in China actually grown from 3 million in 1953 to 11 million in 2020, yet Western allegations of genocide still persist. Population of Uighurs in China according to ethnic group in censuses 1953–2020 1953: 3,640,125 1964: 3,996,311 1982: 5,917,030 1990: 7,207,024 2000: 8,399,393 2010: 10,069,346 2020: 11,774,538 .... Source: Wikipedia: Demographics of China
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  46. Many Filipinos (but not all of them) tend to have the colonial mentality. Colonial mentality is the internalized perception of ethnic and cultural inferiority as a result of colonization. They have an ingrained preference for Anglo Saxon culture over any "non-white" culture, including their own.
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  47. The ironic thing is that despite the U.S claims of ongoing Uighur genocide, the U.S has admitted a grand total of 0 Uighur refugees in the past 2-3 years.
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  48. It's like the Tortoise and the Hare. The Hare (Ukraine/NATO) is throwing everything into the war, exhausting themselves before even seeing the finish line. Meanwhile, the Tortoise (Russia) is conserving its strength for the final push towards the finish line.
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  49. "Amateurs talk tactics. Professionals talk logistics"
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  50. "East Turkestan" was actually coined in the 19th century by Russian Turkologists to replace another Western term, Chinese Turkestan.
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